Superpowers Case Studies - Ghana 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe economy and global superpowersA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: lauraking20Created on: 04-06-17 12:23 Was under control by who? Britain (was a colony) 1 of 10 Positives of British control to Ghana (3) Schools, hospitals, English still the official language 2 of 10 Negatives of British control to Ghana (2) Best paid and managerial jobs to Brits, crops and minerals exported in raw state (so Ghana received no added value) 3 of 10 Poverty? 1/3 of people still live on less than $1 per day 4 of 10 Exports? Largest producer of cocoa in the world 5 of 10 What external influences still control the price of the cocoa? (3) 1) Commodity traders 2) Overseas tariffs 3) WTO 6 of 10 How do commodity traders influence the price? If £ too high Ghana will go elsewhere (=downward pressure) - irregular incomes and uncertain tax returns 7 of 10 Influence of overseas tariffs? EU imports much higher for manufactured goods - Ghana cannot afford so have to send in raw state (no added value) 8 of 10 Why did Ghana join WTO? In attempt to increase its global trade 9 of 10 What happened as a result of joining Joining condition - farmers should no longer be subsidised (so farmers now suffer from imports of heavily subsidised food) 10 of 10
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